Armenia: A Year at Erzeroom, and on the Frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, by Robert Curzon (London, 1854), in 326 searchable and bookmarked pdf pages. Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche, was an English traveller, diplomat and author who (in 1842-1843) was the British Commissioner in Erzurum/Erzerum.  He was there as part of the British-Turkish-Persian-Russian boundary commission which was established to delineate the Turkish and Persian frontier. Curzon's  insightful account covers many topics, including: Trebizond, the route from Trebizond to Erzerum; Erzerum, and descriptions of the British Consulate and of Armenian country homes; Boundaries, Justice/Injustice; Erzerum and its prisons; Springtime in Erzerum; Nature; Hunting; Birds; Lake Tortum, Illnesses; the Return Journey to Trebizond; History of Trebizond; Russia, Turkey, and Persia; Armenian Church History; Armenian Customs; Armenian Manuscript Collections; General History of Armenia. Book digitized by Google and compiled by Robert Bedrosian.

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